Relentless California wildfires leave 79 dead, nearly 1,300 others still missing
The number of people who remain missing in the wake of a pair of ferocious wildfires that have been blazing across both ends of California for more than a week…
California fires: How authorities search for the missing
That isn’t clear. Authorities are working from a list of people whose loved ones have called in “welfare checks” or reported them missing, Butte County Sheriff’s Investigations Sgt. Steve Collins…
Once Republican bastions, Democrats see gains in traditionally conservative districts
From Orange County, California, to rural Maine, to the congressional district that’s home to one of President Donald Trump‘s golf courses, the Democratic majority that will preside over the 116th…
California fires: Anguished relatives await fate of loved ones
In pictures: Wildfires tear across California From left, California Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom, California Gov. Jerry Brown, President Donald Trump, Paradise Mayor Jody Jones and FEMA Administrator Brock Long survey damage…
The Creative Way One Family Is Diversifying Bookshelves Across The Country
Troubled by the lack of diversity in children’s books and the literacy gap involving kids around the country, a mom and her two kids have set out to send 50…
Betsy DeVos’ New Title IX Guidelines Prioritize Schools Over Sexual Assault Survivors
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos released her long-awaited proposed Title IX guidelines Friday morning, and there’s a lot to unpack. The proposed regulations essentially provide more protections for the accused…
Parents Of Alabama 9-Year-Old Say She Killed Herself After Being Bullied
The parents of a 9-year-old Alabama girl say she killed herself after being subjected to bullying. Maddie Whitsett was found unresponsive by her mother in their Birmingham house on Friday.…
When Schools Use Child Protective Services As A Weapon Against Parents
CHICAGO and NEW YORK — Tiffany Banks sat in her living room, a ruby-red wall decorated with family photographs behind her, listing all the ways her life had unraveled over…
There Were Zero Things Better This Week Than The Ratio On Eddie Scarry’s Trash Tweet
What a spectacular week for owns. I have three moments of sheer online beauty that I’d like to present to y’all, in no particular order. They’re all magnificent in their…
Andrew Gillum Concedes Florida Gubernatorial Race To Ron DeSantis
Andrew Gillum, the Democratic mayor of Tallahassee running for governor of Florida, on Saturday conceded the contentious race to his Republican opponent Ron DeSantis. Gillum appeared in a Facebook video…